{"id":115818,"date":"2026-02-06T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=115818"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:06:32","slug":"local-talent-the-cream-of-the-crop-at-bells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/sport\/local-talent-the-cream-of-the-crop-at-bells\/","title":{"rendered":"Local talent the cream of the crop at Bells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOUR competitors from the Surf Coast have taken out top honours at the first round of the Victorian Junior Surfing Titles at Bells Beach.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60 surfers from across the state battled challenging conditions across the weekend in the pursuit of ultimate state bragging rights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/LiamThomson_20260201_48308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Thomson carved his way to a win in the Under 16 Boys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the Under 18 Girls, Heidi Abetz (Jan Juc) showed her local knowledge surfing just three waves in the final for a heat total of 10.67 and her first ever state event win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty special,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was nice to surf with the girls and have lots of fun in the water. 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